Until someone invents year-round summer, the time to enjoy local sun-ripened tomatoes is now. They are truly one of the season’s blazing triumphs – plump and colorful to the eye, aromatic and juicy to ...

Wash and air dry tomatoes. Core and slice (about the thickness of a tomato for a sandwich. Too thin and they’ll burn as they dry). Spin the tomatoes in a salad spinner to remove any moisture you can.

Next to onions, tomatoes are one of the most important fresh ingredients in the kitchen and almost as versatile as the potato. In Mediterranean cooking, they are fundamental staples. Along with garlic ...

If you have a garden or shop regularly at a farmers' market, it's not long before you start wishing you could have fruits and vegetables at their seasonal peak all the time. Like, say, January. Many ...

Tomatoes are the queen of the garden, the star of the summer and the prize produce of the kitchen. Their versatility is probably one of the many reasons they are so popular. Fresh or canned are the ...